Posted on 09/01/2018 11:52:52 AM PDT by Innovative
One German shepherd puppy has found a forever home with a Utah firefighter who rescued him from the Mendocino Complex wildfire in California.
On August 28, KTVU reported that Draper City Fire Department member Patrick Cullen had been in Mendocino County to battle the massive blaze in August when he crossed paths with the 2-year-old pup, in the middle of the night.
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2 year old pup?
Ya beat me
Beautiful dog.
Lassie and Corey Stuart did it first.
Nice looking dog.
Looks like a show dog. If I were him I wouldn’t count on keeping him. In such a chaotic situation I could easily see a back story about how that he got separated and why the owner hadn’t yet found him. Maybe an elderly person with limited ability to search. Someone has to recognize him.
New name- Hot Dog.
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>> “I could easily see a back story about how that he got separated and why the owner hadn’t yet found him. Maybe an elderly person with limited ability to search. Someone has to recognize him.” <<
BINGO!
This story seems rather boldly unhinged to me.
Why would this fire fighter feel empowered to do this?
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He is a beautiful or I should say handsome dog!!! This firefighter will give him a GREAT home this pup is VERY BLESSED!!!!
The writer of the story checked back with the shelter a week later to see if it had been claimed by its owner only to be told that it had been euthanized because it was "sick".
A few years ago a standard poodle ended up on my deck so I tethered it and called the Macomb animal shelter to ask if anyone had reported it missing. They said someone did so I asked for their number so I could call them and have them come and get it. The shelter said they don't take numbers and expect owners to check back to see if the animal had been brought in and they told me to bring the dog to them. I said I wasn't going to do that since my car was too small and gave my number to give to the owners if they check back in.
Well, two hours later, the owners checked back and the shelter gave them my number........5 minutes later they arrived since they were in my neighborhood.........
Our local animal shelter now has a new director who has turned it into a no kill shelter, replacing the old director who had no love for animals whatsoever and a history of unnecessarily euthanizing the animals.......
I agree with you, that is a fine looking shepherd. I wonder if it was wearing a collar when it was found..........
While the story had a good ending, it would be even better if it were finally reunited with its real family.......
Hmmmmmmmm, maybe he likes dogs and felt sorry for this one?.....Nah, there's gotta be another insidious reason.
:D
Read the article.
The fire fighter initially to the dog to the animal shelter, so someone can claim him, but after a few days nobody claimed him, so the shelter called the firefighter and he decided to adopt him.
I am part of a German shepherd rescue and you would be surprised how many purebred German shepherds are abandoned in forests, mountainsides, and deserts. A family that cared about the dog would have him either micro chipped or tattooed.
Sorry joke!
How many days does it take to find a replacement house?
This was a very callous action.
My favorite brand of dog.
My brother-in-law is a retired CA firefighter. He found a stray in a black neighborhood while fighting a fire. He took him home after checking to see if he had an owner. He named him Watts. He says that was the best dog he ever had.
So he should have not taken the dog and let the animal shelter kill the dog, which they usually do, if a do is not claimed or adopted within a few days.
I guess that would have made you happier, than to know the dog found a good home.
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